work.  I must say,for those of us who have it, arbeid is something we should be very grateful for today.�  There are so many people who are arbeidsløse (unemployed).  In Norway, the rate of arbeidsløse people is going ned (down) and is much lower than most countries, but it is still en bekymring (a concern).  In Norway, the høyeste (highest) prosent of arbeidsløse is in Oslo (4.0 prosent), followed by Finnmark (3.8 prosent).  The laveste (lowest) arbeidsløshet is in Sogn and Fjordane county with 2.1 prosent and Rogaland with 2.2 prosent.  Arbeidsløshet is høyest in the industri sector of the økonomi and lavest in utdanning (education), helsetjenester (health services), and sosialetjenester (social services). 

Økonomer (Economists) speculate that Norway’s low rate of arbeidsløshet can be explained by high oil revenues and successful governmental aid in the form of stimulus packages.   Økonomer also speculate that Norway has bottomed out in terms of unemployment.  The forutsigelse (forecast) looks better in the months to come according to Forbes and Reuters. 

And now, occupations:

en lærer is a teacher

en snekker is a carpenter

en sosiolog is a sociologist

en lege is a doctor

en bibliotekar is a librarian

en kelner is a server and en serveringsdame is a waitress

en tannlege is a dentist

en bonde is a farmer

en historiker is a historian

en kunstner is an artist

Selvfølgelig (of course) there are many other occupations, but it would be quite a bit to learn all occupations.  Be thankful if you have arbeid!  And for those of you who don’t and are looking for it, lykke til (good luck)!!!